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Journal of the American Heart Association Report - An analysis of health and dietary data for more than 8,500 pregnant women found that greater adherence to a Mediterranean-style eating plan was associated with a lower risk of preeclampsia, which is a pregnancy complication characterized by severe high blood pressure that can be serious or even fatal for both mother and child. The reduction in risk of preeclampsia was greatest among Black women – a population at high risk for preeclampsia.

A novel analysis of medical records for a racially diverse group of more than 6,000 women has added to evidence that some combination of biological,

Credit: Public domain image courtesy of Mustafa Omar A novel analysis of medical records for a racially diverse group of more than 6,000 women has

A recent warning about the pain reliever acetaminophen is a reminder that health risks in pregnancy remain maddeningly, dangerously understudied.

Preeclampsia — a complication that occurs in about 1 in every 25 pregnancies in the United States — is characterized by high blood pressure and signs of damage to an organ system, most often the liver or kidneys.